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Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S1W-27816 · Session 1

What percentage of primary 1 to primary 3 pupils are taught in composite classes in each local authority area.

Answered Asked by Fiona Hyslop SNP Lodged 22 Jul 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of primary 1 to primary 3 pupils are taught in composite classes in each local authority area.

The answer

Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 Aug 2002 · 28 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is set out in the table:Percentage of P1-P3 Pupils who are taught in a Composite Class in Publicly Funded Primary Schools1 | % of P1
- P3 pupils taught in composite classes
Scotland | 23.1%
Aberdeen City | 11.5%
Aberdeenshire | 35.3%
Angus | 28.2%
Argyll and Bute | 43.3%
Clackmannanshire | 14.6%
Dumfries and Galloway | 44.2%
Dundee City | 10.8%
East Ayrshire | 20.8%
East Dunbartonshire | 13.9%
East Lothian | 17.8%
East Renfrewshire | 6.0%
Edinburgh City | 11.1%
Eilean Siar | 79.1%
Falkirk | 14.7%
Fife | 23.9%
Glasgow City | 19.0%
Highland | 45.5%
Inverclyde | 17.8%
Midlothian | 17.9%
Moray | 34.7%
North Ayrshire | 19.0%
North Lanarkshire | 22.5%
Orkney Islands | 32.1%
Perth and Kinross | 32.0%
Renfrewshire | 8.5%
Scottish Borders | 40.5%
Shetland Islands | 43.5%
South Ayrshire | 20.1%
South Lanarkshire | 27.3%

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-27816 by reference.